ProfessionFeb 18, 2019
The legal profession is rife with prejudice – I’ve seen it first-hand
As a junior barrister in 2015, I went public about sexual harassment. Attitudes haven’t changed a bit since then The barrister ...
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CounselingFeb 15, 2019
Ethical Dilemmas in Counseling
Ethical dilemmas are important puzzles with no easy answers but are fun to contemplate. Of course, they exist in all forms of ...
AddictionFeb 14, 2019
UK sales of Xanax and other prescription psychiatric drugs increasing via the darknet
Sales of prescription psychiatric drugs such as Xanax and diazepam via darknet online drug markets have increased in the UK at an alarming rate, according to new research.
AddictionFeb 8, 2019
MDMA users more empathetic than other drug users, study suggests
Long-term MDMA users have higher levels of empathy than cannabis and other drugs users, new research suggests. The findings contradict previous suggestions that long-term MDMA use may cause heightened social distress.
Health PsychologyFeb 7, 2019
Erenumab in migraine: Indication of considerable added benefit for certain patients
The first drug of a new drug class can reduce the number of headache days if other prophylactic medications have failed or have not been an option.
AddictionFeb 5, 2019
Gasp! First audio map of oohs, aahs and uh-ohs spans 24 emotions
Those spontaneous sounds we make to express everything from elation (woohoo) to embarrassment (oops) say a lot more about what we're feeling than previously understood, according to an analysis of listener responses to…
TraumaJan 31, 2019
What Is Trauma?
Every week, I am contacted by people struggling with the aftermath of trauma. Most have tried many forms of therapy and seen ...
HIPAA & PrivacyJan 28, 2019
How to Delete Your Data From 23andMe, Ancestry, and Other Sites
For now, 23andMe’s CEO Anne Wojcicki has said she’s not entertaining offers from third parties looking to buy the company, a ...
AI & TechnologyJan 27, 2019
Psychology Today
*In the first of this two-part series, I will be exploring the benefits of teletherapy for clients. In Part 2, I will explore ...
Family & RelationshipsJan 23, 2019
How to Maintain Your Interpersonal Relationships
Interpersonal relationships make up every relationship that fulfills a range of physical and emotional needs for you. These are ...
AddictionJan 23, 2019
Opioid Crisis: America’s Deadliest Addiction?
We're fortunate that we live in a time where, if you are in pain, you can take a pill to get rid of it. But what if the pills ...
AddictionJan 23, 2019
Addiction treatment is a maze. A way out of it is coming
Imagine needing rehab for, let's say, a knee injury. Or maybe for a heart condition. You'd drive around looking for billboards ...
School & EducationJan 21, 2019
The Education Crisis: Being in School Is Not the Same as Learning
First grade students in Pakistan’s Balochistan Province are learning the alphabet through child-friendly flash cards.
Child PsychologyJan 16, 2019
Born to run: Just not on cocaine
A study finds a surprising response to cocaine in a novel strain of mutant mice -- they failed to show hyperactivity seen in normal mice when given cocaine and didn't run around. In other tests, they still found cocaine…
ResearchJan 11, 2019
Sleep and Stress in Health and in Transition from Acute to Chronic Diseases (SLEEPWELL)
SLEEPWELL is a multidisciplinary, translational and future-oriented research network bringing together expertise from clinical ...
Diversity & CultureJan 11, 2019
The mental health pros and cons of minority spaces in the workplace
Many companies and organisations appear keen to support a more diverse workforce, where minority group members are made to feel ...
Workforce shortagesJan 8, 2019
Behavioral Health Needs Investment in Workforce Development
On Jan. 1, the minimum wage increased here in the Commonwealth and in 20 other states across the country. This was a necessary ...
Health PsychologyJan 3, 2019
Botulinum toxin reduces chronic migraine attacks, compared to placebo
A growing body of evidence supports the effectiveness of botulinum toxin injections in reducing the frequency of chronic migraine headaches, concludes an updated review and analysis.
Emotional eatingJan 2, 2019
Why We Engage in Emotional Eating
How do you stop eating emotionally? Emotional eating (sometimes called stress eating or comfort eating) is difficult to control ...
Duty to protectJan 1, 2019
9 Essential Steps to Protect Your Mental Health
Few of us would argue that mental health should be low on our priority list. In theory, we know it matters—but then reality ...
NeuropsychologyJan 1, 2019
Neuropsychology programmes
Neuropsychology is the science linking the functioning of the brain with cognitive and emotional experience and behaviour.
Health PsychologyDec 18, 2018
Discovery of novel mechanisms that cause migraines
Researchers have demonstrated a new mechanism related to the onset of migraine. In fact, they found how a mutation, causes dysfunction in a protein which inhibits neuronal electrical activity, induces migraines. These…
Health PsychologyDec 15, 2018
Psychiatry, Behavioral Medicine (Minnesota)
You work directly with a consulting psychologist in the evaluation of both inpatients and outpatients with a variety of ...
Child PsychologyDec 13, 2018
Ritalin drives greater connection between brain areas key to memory, attention
Scientists have described increased connections between key parts of the brains of monkeys who have taken methylphenidate (Ritalin).
Child PsychologyNov 30, 2018
African-American mothers rate boys higher for ADHD
African-American children often are reported by parents and teachers to display behaviors of ADHD at a higher rate than children from other racial and ethnic groups. For the first time, researchers have found that…
AddictionNov 30, 2018
Mischievous responders taint LGBQ health estimates in national survey
Many research studies have reported on the elevated health risk and deviance of youth who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or questioning (LGBQ) but a new study using national data suggests that many of those…
AddictionNov 29, 2018
More pregnant women are using meth and opioids, study finds
Amphetamine and opioid use in pregnancy increased substantially over the last decade in the United States, a new study finds. And a disproportionate rise occurred in rural counties.
Child PsychologyNov 28, 2018
Children who start school a year early more likely to be diagnosed with ADHD
Children who enter elementary school younger than their peers are more likely to be diagnosed with ADHD. Children born in August in states with a Sept. 1 cutoff birth date for school enrollment have a 30 percent higher…
Child PsychologyNov 28, 2018
First risk genes for ADHD found
An international collaboration has for the first time identified genetic variants which increase the risk of ADHD. The new findings provide a completely new insight into the biology behind ADHD.
Clinical PsychologyNov 28, 2018
Digital OCD platform teams up with ketamine treatment centers
nOCD, a digital health startup focused on obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) management, has inked a deal with Actify ...